Access Living (Chicago): Appointed Carrie Spitler, development associate, to be director of development. Access Living provides educational, social, and advocacy services to disabled people. American ORT Federation (New York): Appointed Brian J. Strum, professor of real-estate finances at New York…
Fund Raising By Michael J. Henley and Diane L. Hodiak The shop may contain one person, but he or she can’t mind the store alone, write the authors of this book. Mr. Henley and Ms. Hodiak, development and marketing consultants based in Minneapolis and St. Paul, gear their advice to fund-raising…
By C. Quinn Hanchette
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When Board Members Aren’t Rich
Trustees who lack deep pockets turn to inventive techniques to raise money for charitiesWhen Daniel S. Guillory joined the board of the Central Y.M.C.A. in San Francisco, he was just one year out of law school and about $90,000 in debt. He hardly seemed to be the kind of board member who would…
By Paul Demko
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For Anonymous Donors, Offshore Philanthropy Can Be Appealing
Charles F. Feeney’s decision more than a decade ago to set up his ALSO SEE:2/06/97: A Donor’s Obsession With Secrecy9/20/99: Making Her Point in Public major philanthropies in Bermuda rather than his native United States is by no means unique. Hundreds of foundations have been created outside the…
By Jennifer Moore and GRANT WILLIAMS
A Donor’s Obsession With Secrecy
Non-profit leaders are debating the merits of anonymous giving in the wake of revelations that an Irish-American businessman gave ALSO SEE:2/06/97: For Anonymous Donors, Offshore Philanthropy Can Be Appealing9/20/99: Making Her Point in Public away more than $610-million in the past 15 years with…
By Jennifer Moore and GRANT WILLIAMS
Aaron Diamond Foundation is set to shut down -- as planned -- after donating $220-million in 10 years New York Many charities here will begin 1997 by saying goodbye to a beloved benefactor. On New Year’s Eve, ALSO SEE:A Sampling of Gifts from the Aaron Diamond Foundation 1987 - 1996 the Aaron…
By MARINA DUNDJERSKI
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A new organization fights an uphill battle for policies to create jobs and raise wages Sara Horowitz is trying to build an organization just like the American Association of Retired Persons -- but for people who work. “Work in America increasingly means part-time, temporary, and freelance…
By Paul Demko
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Charity Leaders Split Over Ethics of Goodbye Gift to United Way Chief
Less than five years after a financial scandal caused major fund-raising problems for United Ways -- and the more than 45,000 charities that rely on them for support -- leaders of ALSO FROM THE ARCHIVES:Elaine Chao Leaves United Way
By Holly Hall
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Elaine L. Chao, president of United Way of America, has announced that she will step down from ALSO FROM THE ARCHIVES:Charity Leaders Split Over Ethics of Goodbye Gift to United Way Chief
By Holly Hall
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